What Makes This Nutrition Guide Different You already know conventional low calorie/low fat dieting is not fun. Now we also know that on top of that, it just plain doesn t work. The standard low-fat/low calorie diets have done more harm for our health than good. Cutting calories DOES NOT mean you burn more fat it means you burn less calories. But I have your solution... The Fast Forward Challenge simply and elegantly solves the issues of conventional dieting, allowing you to eat foods regularly off-limits to dieters. In addition, we will rely almost exclusively on nutritious and wholesome REAL foods (with a few exceptions) to replenish your body and promote healthy fat loss. Real food is what our body was designed to eat. When you feed your body in a manner consistent with its design, it becomes lean and healthy and you become happy. Choosing foods that are natural, organic, unprocessed, and whole will prime your body for optimal health and fitness. This program will deliver fast results for sure, but even more importantly, it can easily be translated into a lifestyle that will last the rest of your life. I wanted to keep this guide short and sweet, so here it is. Please do not hesitate to get back to me with any questions. The Basics The basics of this program are super simple: eat real and wholesome foods; avoid junk food, bad fats, most sugars, and hidden carbs. Simply concentrate on foods that nourish your body and give it what it needs to not just survive, but THRIVE. We will be keeping our carbs relatively low (but not zero) and our protein relatively high, while eating only the healthiest fats. This means lean and healthy proteins, tons of vegetables, fruits, and natural sources of fat. I have designed this program specifically to feed your metabolic furnaces (your muscles) while burning off unwanted fat. When you follow this program, you will NEVER go hungry, and your body will literally transform right before your eyes daily. You ll be eating the most nutritious, best-tasting meals as fat melts right off you.
Keeping the Carbs in Check Fat loss is dictated by our bodies hormonal levels, primarily insulin. When insulin is high, our bodies can t burn fat. And when we eat carbs, we secrete insulin and our fat loss comes to a screeching halt. That is why we absolutely must get our insulin levels under control. Fortunately, we can control insulin directly by controlling our carb intake. Problem solved! To keep insulin at the optimal levels for fat loss, I recommend no more than 50g carbs per day net. Net means you subtract the fiber from a food s total carb count, so if a given food has 25 carbs but 10 of them come from fiber, then the net total is 15g of carbs. Yeah, What About The Calories? The component of this program I care LEAST about is the calorie levels. More and more research says that calories DO NOT MATTER when it comes to fat loss. In fact, low calorie dieting is almost guaranteed to make you more bloated, less toned, and more fat because it puts your body into starvation mode. When your body is in starvation mode, it stores extra fat all over the place so it can use it as a last-ditch energy source. Instead of starving your body, we re going to empower it. We re going to turn it into a lean, powerful, elegant machine that torches fat before it even shows up on your waistline. To make that happen, we need to give your body the fuel to burn fat. It takes energy to burn fat (just like it takes energy to start a fire) and that s all that calories really are energy. In fact, you will most likely eat more calories on this program than you ever have before. The main difference is that those calories will come from healthy, flab-destroying foods! What that means is that WHAT you eat is significantly more important than HOW MUCH you eat when it comes to fat loss. So again, calories are pretty low on my list of fat loss concerns. Stick to the program and your success is guaranteed.
The Power of Protein Protein is VITALLY important in this program. You see, our muscles are primarily composed of protein, once you take out the water. We will be working our muscles hard in boot camp during this program, so we MUST supply our bodies with the raw materials to rebuild and repair from these workouts. Carb control is important to fat burning, but it is equally important that we keep our muscle and other lean tissues well-nourished to increase metabolism. Protein also takes twice as much energy to digest and assimilate as it takes for carbs and fat, and it can also blunt appetite. In addition, it stimulates cognitive function. Protein is good stuff, and can make you feel good and look good. Good sources of protein include: meats, chicken, turkey, fish, cottage cheese, (certain) protein powders, whole eggs, and even (nitrite-free) bacon. Be sure to go organic whenever you can. Eat Fat and Get Lean Remember this simple fact: Natural fats are awesome, while man-made ones are terrible. Remember that one simple thing, and you are golden. Another thing to remember is this: eating fat DOES NOT make you fat. That s just not how it works. We do need to make sure we eat the right fats to nourish our bodies. In fact, our bodies LOVE fat. Our brains are mostly fat. Our cell membranes are made of fat. Healthy skin and hair also depend on dietary fat to stay radiant. Our hormone production RELIES on fat. Our bodies were literally made to function optimally with a relatively high fat intake. Going low fat is simply a HUGE mistake. You can have plenty of healthy and natural fat in this program and should. But you must AVOID anything that says it is hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated. Trans fats, as they are known, are quite toxic and should be avoided at all costs. Cheat Night :) This is unquestionably the most awesome (or, at the very least, the most fun) part of this program: the night when you throw all the rules out the window.
From 5 or 6 pm until bed, feel free to eat whatever you want. Optimally, this would be a very high carb/low fat affair. (Pretty much the opposite of every other day.) Seriously whatever you want. My preference is to stick with healthy sources and avoid junk. This pre-planned cheat time accomplishes a few different things. First, it regulates a hormone called leptin in the body. Simply put, leptin is your body s fat regulation hormone. When leptin levels fall, fat loss stalls or even stops. When we cheat, leptin production increases, and fat loss gets a nice jump start. Cool right? Secondly (and, in my opinion, more importantly), a cheat time gives us a psychological break. It s a night where we don t have to think about the rules or being perfect. We can just relax and enjoy ourselves. Here s something very important to remember: the psychology of fat loss is more important than the physiology of fat loss. Alcohol To get the maximum benefit from this nutrition program, alcohol consumption needs to be kept to a minimum, preferably zero. BUT WHY??? I hear you plead Well, the unfortunate fact is that booze stops fat loss in its tracks. I can t tell you how many times a client has come to me perplexed as to why their fat loss has come to a stop, only for me to find out they are having a glass or two of wine each night. When the wine stops, the fat loss starts up again. So how much is ok? It s impossible for me to say for sure, as everyone is different, but what I can say is no alcohol for now is really your best option. Will a glass of wine once a week derail you? Probably not. But again, I prefer making this program as efficient as possible, and keeping alcohol out makes that happen. Final note: If you are going to imbibe, keep it minimal and do it on your cheat night.
Water Here is my advice on water: drink more of it. To fully optimize this program, you should work your way up to drinking a gallon per day. Yes, one gallon. Yes, that is a lot. Yes, you will pee a lot. The deal is your body functions best when fully hydrated, plus the processing of fat (fat burning) happens most easily when properly hydrated. This will also reduce water retention under the skin. Also, extra water will help detoxify your body. Body fat can store toxins, and when you are burning fat at a high rate (which you will), you are also potentially releasing more toxins back into your body. Water will help flush those out. And most importantly: not drinking enough water will stop your weight loss dead in its tracks. Keep drinking your water so that you don t lose all your progress and hard work! Your Success The true strength of this program is not the fact that the fat burning principles are based on science and years of experience working with people like you. It s not the unlimited access to all the Afterburn fat loss sessions either. Those are all great and will contribute to your success, but that s not it... It s you. It s you as a member of your new fitness family, your community, your tribe. The difference this time is you are not alone. You have the support of not only our certified coaches and staff, but of every other member of the Fast Forward Challenge. When you have questions about the nutrition program (or anything for that matter), head to our private Facebook group and post. This Facebook group is private and exclusive to our Fit Body Family. It s where to go when you have questions or when you hit a stumbling block. You will have us at your side every step of the way.
It is also where you go to celebrate your successes. Your accomplishments (no matter how small) will be an inspiration to all your fellow Fast Forward Challenge participants. When you dedicate yourself to change, while utilizing all of the resources at your disposal, your success is a 100% certainty. Conclusion That s it. It s really not that complicated, but if you have any questions, DO NOT HESITATE to contact me that is what I am here for. The best place to reach out to me is in our private Facebook group because I can guarantee you that if you have a question, someone else is wondering too but they are too shy to ask. Following this guide can potentially change your life forever. Now is your time to rediscover the strong and beautiful woman you are. Now is your time to be the best version of you the world has ever seen. You have been given the keys to a new, lean, healthy body, and a renewed and energized life. All you have to do is turn the key and walk through the door. Trust me, you re going to love it here!